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Czirbusz József

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Czirbusz József
Deceased
Birth data:
Nagyvitéz, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Víťaz, Slovakia — November 9, 1882
Death data:
Tampa, FL, Hungary — March 29, 1937
According to another source: Kossuthville, FL, USA, 1937. április 27.
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Szeged-Csanád (korábban: Csanád) (1913-ig) → Cleveland, OH. USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
1906
Place of burial:
Roselawn Cemetery
Lakeland, FL, Hungary
Other name used:
Czirbuk
Biographical data
He was ordained a priest in 1906. In 1913, he was dismissed from the Diocese of Csanád for moral misconduct, after which he moved to the United States. He died suddenly; he had still conducted the Good Friday service, but passed away that same night.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1906 Óbesenyő, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Dudeștii Vechi, Romania assistant pastor
1906 1907 Temesrékás, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Recaș, Romania assistant pastor
1907 1913 Csanádpalota, Hungary assistant pastor
1913 Magyarpécska, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Petschka, Romania assistant pastor
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1913 circa Alpha, NJ, USA Magyarok Nagyasszonya R. K. Egyházközség parish priest
1913 after Northampton, PA, USA
1913 after Pittsburgh, PA, USA Latin teacher at a seminary
1927 before Cleveland, OH, USA founding pastor
1927 circa Euclid, OH, USA Szent Krisztina templom parish priest
1928 1937 Kossuthville, FL, USA founding pastor
Life timeline
Birth
November 9, 1882
Nagyvitéz, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Víťaz, Slovakia
Service in the homeland
1906
Óbesenyő, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Dudeștii Vechi, Romania
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1906 – 1907
Temesrékás, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Recaș, Romania
assistant pastor
Priestly ordination
1906
Service in the homeland
1907 – 1913
Csanádpalota, Hungary
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1913
Alpha, NJ, USA
Magyarok Nagyasszonya R. K. Egyházközség
parish priest
Service abroad
1913
Northampton, PA, USA
Service abroad
1913
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Latin teacher at a seminary
Service in the homeland
1913
Magyarpécska, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Petschka, Romania
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1927
Cleveland, OH, USA
founding pastor
Service abroad
1927
Euclid, OH, USA
Szent Krisztina templom
parish priest
Service abroad
1928 – 1937
Kossuthville, FL, USA
founding pastor
Death
March 29, 1937
Tampa, FL, Hungary
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Citation for this entry
Czirbusz József: personal record. In: Historical directory of Hungarian, Hungarian-descended, and Hungarian-speaking clergy serving abroad. Available at: https://www.diaszporalelkipasztorok.hu/persons_v2/view.php?id=134 (accessed: 2026-10-31).
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